Legal Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• plea : the defendant’s formal answer to a charge
• restitution : payment made by a defendant to victim as reimbursement for monetary losses incurred as a result of the crime
• remand : to return an individual to custody pending further trial, or to return a case from an appellate to a lower court for further proceedings
• citation : a reference to a book or other source of legal authority
• affidavit : a voluntarily, written statement of fact, confirmed by oath
• adjudication : the judicial decision that ends a criminal proceeding by a judgment or acquittal, conviction, or dismissal of the case
• abduction : taking away by violence or fraud and persuasion
• defraud : knowingly misrepresenting facts to cheat or trick
• arson : the attempted or intentional destruction of property by fire or explosion
• usury : charging more interest than is permitted by law for a loan of money
• coercion : the use of physical force or threats to compel someone to commit an act against his or her will
• battery : non-consensual, unlawful contact, such as touching, beating or wounding of another
• dismissal : finally disposing of the cause without further consideration
• mayhem : the intentional infliction of injury on another which causes amputation, disfigurement or impairs the function of any part of the body
• sedition : advocating the overthrow or reform of a government by unlawful means
• perjury : intentionally making a false statement under oath
• blackmail : an illegal demand for money or property under threat of harm or exposure of undesirable acts
• felony : a serious offense carrying a penalty of incarceration from one year to life in a state prison, to the death penalty
• embezzlement : the taking of another’s money or property by one entrusted with its possession, usually through employment
• incorrigible : one who is incapable of reform